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Two Notes on Existential Angst
June 26, 2009
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First, behold the lovely picture my daughter (age 7) gave me today. It's nice to see that existential angst runs in the family.


Second, behold how the Mac OS X built-in thesaurus handles "existentialism." Apt, isn't it?


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Did she ever pick a drink?

SnakeLinkSonic on June 26, 2009 2:18 PM

As far as I can tell, the picture is entirely fictional. We never encountered such an empty vending machine, at least not so far I remember. She tells me it was an invention. Lovely no?

Ian Bogost on June 26, 2009 2:43 PM

The universe is crowded with descriptions of emptiness but I don't think I've ever seen one this sweet.

Frank Lantz on June 26, 2009 3:51 PM

This isn't very Latourian.
Sorry reading too much Harman again.

Robert Jackson on June 30, 2009 8:10 AM

sounds very kleinian to me (-:

Yann Leroux on August 2, 2009 12:36 PM
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